Keywords: Early Tools
Item 103692
Bricklayers with their tools, ca. 1865
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Media: Tintype
Item 14585
Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1850 Location: Buffalo Media: Cast steel, wood
Exhibit
Desserts have always been a special treat. For centuries, Mainers have enjoyed something sweet as a nice conclusion to a meal or celebrate a special occasion. But many things have changed over the years: how cooks learn to make desserts, what foods and tools were available, what was important to people.
Exhibit
Gifts From Gluskabe: Maine Indian Artforms
According to legend, the Great Spirit created Gluskabe, who shaped the world of the Native People of Maine, and taught them how to use and respect the land and the resources around them. This exhibit celebrates the gifts of Gluskabe with Maine Indian art works from the early nineteenth to mid twentieth centuries.
Site Page
"… replace the artist’s hand, but instead become a tool to be employed by artists. Some Maine artists offered the option to have portraits painted…"
Site Page
Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - A Photo Essay of Hand Tools Found in the Swedish Colony
"There are a lot of tools that were used back in the early 1900s that we still use today. Thank you to the Stockholm Museum for letting me view the…"
Story
Growing up on a potato and dairy farm
by Paula Woodworth
Life growing up and working on a potato and dairy farm was hard work but fun in Aroostook County.
Story
From Naturalists to Environmentalists
by Andy Beahm
The beginnings of Maine Audubon in the Portland Society of Natural History